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From: Piet van Oostrum <piet@cs.uu.nl>
Subject: Re: complex command multiplier
Date: 02 Mar 2003 14:01:31 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <wzznod9b2s.fsf@nono.cs.uu.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.4.44.0303012210400.28296-100000@p144.ecf

>>>>> Frank Hsueh <hsuehf@ecf.utoronto.ca> (FH) wrote:

FH> hello, all.
FH> `C-u X cmd' generally runs cmd X times.

That is not true in general. It depends on the command.

FH> How do I run a not so simple command multiple times?

Make a keyboard macro:
C-x (
the commands keys
C-x )

Now C-u <x> C-x e

The C-x) can be omitted if you do the repeat immediately.
-- 
Piet van Oostrum <piet@cs.uu.nl>
URL: http://www.cs.uu.nl/~piet [PGP]
Private email: P.van.Oostrum@hccnet.nl

  reply	other threads:[~2003-03-02 13:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-03-02  3:19 complex command multiplier Frank Hsueh
2003-03-02 13:01 ` Piet van Oostrum [this message]
2003-03-03 22:51 ` Edward O'Connor

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